thumpings
Repeated forceful strikes
Thumpings are beatings or sound defeats.
The word carries physical weight—actual blows that thump, or metaphorical ones: The team took several thumpings this season.
A thumping can also be the rhythmic sound of heavy impacts: We heard thumpings from the apartment above.
Forceful repeated striking
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
bludgeoning · striking · blows · hits · smacking · whacking · clobbering · thrashing
Decisive, lopsided defeat
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- shellackingCrushing, lopsided defeat
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
walloping · crushing · humiliation · landslide · blowout · massacre · demolition · annihilation
Percussive rhythm-making
- percussionSound through impact
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- poundingForceful repeated striking
tempo · cadence · pulse · syncopation · backbeat · downbeat · tribal · djembe
Arterial blood throb
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- racingSpeed competition sport
- flutterRapid light movement
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
cardiac · chest · anxious · nervous · excited · adrenaline · stethoscope · heartrate
Treading heavily, forcefully
- clompingWalking loudly, heavily
- trampingWalking heavily, laboriously
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
running · stairs · floorboards · overhead · approaching · receding · marching · galloping
Forceful repeated striking
- clankingHarsh metallic sound
- industrialOf factories and production
- engineMachine producing motion
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
hydraulic · jackhammer · stamping · press · factory · mechanical · vibration · construction
pounding
Forceful repeated striking
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
hammering · bludgeoning · striking · blows · hits · smacking · whacking · clobbering · thrashing · punishment
drubbing
Decisive, lopsided defeat
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- shellackingCrushing, lopsided defeat
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
thrashing · walloping · crushing · humiliation · landslide · blowout · massacre · demolition · annihilation · whitewash
drumming
Percussive rhythm-making
- percussionSound through impact
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
pounding · tempo · cadence · pulse · syncopation · backbeat · downbeat · tribal · djembe · taiko
pulse
Arterial blood throb
palpitation · cardiac · chest · anxious · nervous · excited · adrenaline · stethoscope · heartrate · cardiovascular
stomping
Treading heavily, forcefully
- clompingWalking loudly, heavily
- trampingWalking heavily, laboriously
- poundingForceful repeated striking
boots · running · stairs · floorboards · overhead · approaching · receding · marching · galloping · stampede
pounding
Forceful repeated striking
- clankingHarsh metallic sound
- industrialOf factories and production
- engineMachine producing motion
piston · hydraulic · jackhammer · stamping · press · factory · mechanical · vibration · construction · repetitive
- chest thumpingShowy self-aggrandizement